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Wonders of the World: the podcast that visits the great places on Earth to tell the story of our people, our civilization, and our planet.
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Nov 28, 2017

An episode so big I had to break it in half! Here comes Rome, both the vibrant, chaotic, eye-catching capital of Italy, and the civilization that made that capital possible.  This episode looks at the rise of Rome and the first Punic War with Carthage, that other great Mediterranean Empire.

We'll take side trips to Sicily as well as Tunisia to talk about cannoli and harissa.  Worth it.  In fact, I get so caught up talking about Rome vs Carthage that I don't even get to the Roman Forum itself.  That's OK - there's always next week, when Part II will take us to the Eternal City for a sunset look at the ruins.

2 Comments
  • over six years ago
    Sergey Torubarov
    Do you know that right now on Kickstarter is the board game Trade and War - Ancient Mediterranean with Roman forum as a Wonder. This game is covering Second Punic war time in the Mediterranean history.
  • over six years ago
    Alison Buehler
    This is so great! Very impressed.
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